Steven G.

The Control Group just completed its highly anticipated merger with PeopleConnect. TCG was one of the nation's leading web development and internet marketing companies. With over 230 employees, TCG built and operated the two most prominent background check and people search brands in the country. As CEO, I was able to lead our overall growth strategy and very successful exit while working with some of the sharpest minds in the e-commerce space. Now as President & CEO presiding over the larger PeopleConnect corporation, I get to continue to build, grow and increase enterprise value with our new brands and lead us through our next chapter. These brands include Truthfinder, Instant Checkmate, Intelius, USSearch, Classmates and OmniWatch.

The automotive customer engagement leader delivering multi-channel marketing solutions to both OEM's and dealers. With new innovations around social intelligence, behavioral marketing and digital engagement, Peak is centered on deeper levels of customer interaction and insight helping their clients grow revenue and customer loyalty. In April 2012, Steven was tasked to lead the company's turnaround with an emphasis on developing new products, stabilizing the national sales organization and create an entirely new go to market plan. With this charge, Steven began a parallel path to create new digital solutions that could serve both sales and service customer engagement, create strategic partnerships that would open up new channels and launch an entirely new sales organizational model at that would triple our MRR run rate. In August 2016, Peak was successfully acquired by CiP as part of a larger merger with 3 other companies and became Affinitiv.

ILOOP Mobile has been a leader in the mobile marketing space since 2004 yet has come under considerable pressure in the ever increasing competitive landscape of mobile marketing. In August of 2010, Steven assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer responsible for all sales, services and marketing for the company. With this responsibility, Steven has moved the company from a technology first SaaS orientation, to a mobile marketing services powerhouse focused on delivering highly strategic mobile engagement in key vertical markets (Healthcare, Financial, HighTech, Retail, Media) with clients like Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Western Union and Univision. iLoop was successfully acquired in Dec., 2011

Money Mailer had been challenged with growing revenue in a declining shared mail market. In July 2007, Steven took over all revenue generating operations with the goal of turning the company from an operations oriented focus, to a sales driven organization. Responsible for franchise operations (managing over 400+ franchisees nationwide), IT, franchise licensing, marketing, corporate markets and national sales, Steven has led the companies re-birth by creating a true end-to-end direct marketing company capable of executing full service multi-channel marketing solutions for over 30,000 local and national advertisers. In developing new partnerships with Coupons.com, RetailMeNot and introducing new digital/mobile customer engagement solutions, Money Mailer is now able to extend their advertisers marketing reach while growing sales revenue for each of their franchisees. MoneyMailer was successfully acquired in July 2010.

In 2006, Steven was challenged by HHS Senior Management to develop a new sales organization called National Markets, which targets the automotive, high-tech, pharmaceutical, retail and financial sectors. Analyzed domestic and international market climates and determined strategic business vision that would provide true "end-to-end" CRM services. Responsible for oversight of multi-million dollar P&Ls, cost control, corporate planning and acquisitions, product and marketing direction, and all facets of sales operations. Built business teams comprised of the highest caliber of talent; empowered those individuals to drive self and staffs to deliver results. Foster a work environment built on mutual trust and respect, thus building unparalleled staff loyalty that consistently surpasses P&L goals and objectives. In addition to leading a 500+ sales organization, managed and mentored five vice presidents, one group account director, four account managers, and 40+ supporting team members in various solution support roles.

MBA candidate. Published master's research project in 1991